Best Elementary Schools in New Mexico

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NM-ASR and NM-MSSA test scores by the New Mexico Public Education Department. The most recent update was on Sunday, November 10, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 433)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
350108000904	171	Santa Teresa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	201 Commerciantes	Santa Teresa	88008	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	487	36	13.5	100.2%	38 (7.8%)	4 (0.8%)	443 (91.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,637							54.9	62.4	155	16
350261000591	172	Arrey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7 Arrey Cemetery Rd	Arrey	87930	Sierra County	T Or C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 894-8150	106	9	11.7	100.0%	9 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,324							54.5	67	135	37
350030001118	173	Desert Willow Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 Primrose St	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 234-3310	820	55	15	40.1%	213 (26.0%)	9 (1.1%)	587 (71.6%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	$8,800							54.2	54.8	183	10
350108000655	174	Desert Trail Elementary	Public	K-6	290 East Lisa	Chaparral	88081	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	467	29	16.1	100.0%	13 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	448 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,800							54.1	41.2	247	73
350006000895	175	Manzano Mesa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Elizabeth St SE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 292-6707	524	38	13.9	100.0%	126 (24.0%)	14 (2.7%)	269 (51.3%)	67 (12.8%)	23 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	$8,936							53.7	57.1	175
350006001028	176	Corrales International	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5500 Wilshire Ave. NE	Albuquerque	87113	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 344-9733	255	19	13.6	34.9%	58 (22.7%)	8 (3.1%)	170 (66.7%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	$10,091							53.7	65.2	138	38
350051000200	177	Alvis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	404 Aspen St	Clayton	88415	Union County	Clayton	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 374-9611	164	12	14	69.5%	66 (40.2%)	4 (2.4%)	87 (53.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,662							53.4	71.7	117	60
350015000785	178	Mosaic Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	721 South Main Street	Aztec	87410	San Juan County	Aztec	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 334-9474	180	9	19.5	1.7%	126 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$8,072							53	57.6	174	4
350126000357	179	Booker T. Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 East Humble	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-2100	174	15	11.5	42.0%	27 (15.5%)	19 (10.9%)	123 (70.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$8,196							52.7	62.6	151	28
350015000138	180	Park Avenue Elementary	Public	4-5	507 South Park Ave	Aztec	87410	San Juan County	Aztec	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 334-9474	342	21	16.4	0.9%	143 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (40.4%)	2 (0.6%)	44 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	$8,210							52.6	40.5	249	69

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NM-MSSA English Language Arts, NM-MSSA Mathematics, NM-ASR Science test scores released by the New Mexico Public Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on November 10, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the New Mexico Public Education Department, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the New Mexico Public Education Department.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.